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Get the Low-Down on Lobbying
Major decisions affecting the lives of animals are made all the time in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures. These government bodies pass laws that protect farm animals, companion animals,...
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SPOTLIGHT ON TEENS
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Humane Teen of the Year Award
If you've been working hard to help animals, you could be our next Humane Teen of the Year!
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Maria and Caitlyn Toth
Teenage sisters start a Dawn soap collection drive to help birds harmed by the gulf spill. You can join the effort too!
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 Meagan Bethel
This Arizona teen isn’t sitting around feeling helpless about the Gulf oil spill. Instead she started "Coins for the Coast" to aid the animals. Got a piggy bank?
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 Matthew Pierce
After a conversation with his dad about wanting to do something about the oil spill, this Florida teen started a non-profit called “Teenagers Care” and designed a cool T-shirt to help raise big funds.
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 Olivia Kleinman
Thanks to Olivia's hard work collecting donations for a local pet food bank, more people will be able to keep their beloved pets.
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 Jordan Star
This 15-year-old from Massachusetts is giving a voice to dogs in his state—literally. He’s working to pass a law that would ban the practice of devocalizing (also called "debarking") dogs.
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 Fernando Moreno
This 17-year-old from Lima, Perú, formed Grupo Caridad to improve conditions for animals in his country and beyond.
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Theresa Edwards and Audrey Long
When they were 11, Theresa Edwards and Audrey Long wrote to their lawmakers about puppy mills. Over the next two years, they played a major role in the effort to get an anti-puppy mill law passed in Washington, their home state.
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 Jennie, Jessie, and Julie Lunde
The Lunde triplets run their own business, Maggie's Dog Cookies, and donate all of the proceeds to animals in need.
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 Alexis Ulrich
She’s an advocate for seals whether she is in a restaurant or in the classroom, has taken her love for animals to Kenya where she visited orphaned elephants, and is a dedicated animal shelter volunteer. This nineteen-year-old lifelong animal lover is our 2010 Humane Teen of the Year!
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 Halley Bruno
After a researching and writing a persuasive speech about the prevention of animal testing, Halley was so disturbed by what she found out that she had to tell more people about what she learned.
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 Zack Eller
My brother and I donate all of our profits from our Woof 'em Down dog biscuit sales to pet rescue groups. We have helped over a dozen groups by donating $10,000 and have plans to help as many as we can.
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 Matt Saginario
When the time came for Matt Saginario to do his Eagle Scout project, it was a no-brainer that he would do something for animals. >> More
 Alex Heeb
Alex Heeb, a 17-year-old high school junior from Southeast Missouri, is on a mission to stop box turtle races.
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 Lauren Pelkey
Lauren Pelkey learned about the horrors of animal testing when her mother refused to buy a certain bottle of perfume for her because it had been tested on animals. Ever since, she’s worked to educate people about how their choices in beauty products and and household cleaners can affect the lives of animals.
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Nadia Masoudi
With her father's support Nadia is producing a documentary about animal rights and veganism, hoping people can see the lives behind the superstore packaging,
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Zoe Albert
Through her Faux Paws business, this 14-year-old sells handmade faux fur flip-flops. She's made thousands of dollars so far—and donated it all to animal causes.
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Rachel, BC Animal Welfare Society
She's on a mission to educate her community about the hardships of homeless animals and believes teaching animal awareness to young people is key.
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 Alexandra Joy Gritta
At 14 years old, Alexandra is already a published author who educates young readers about the inhumane transport and slaughter of American horses.
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 Asha Radhamohan
The winner of The HSUS's hoodie giveaway tells us why she supports animal protection and The HSUS.
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 Marcelo Hoynowski
When Marcelo Hoynowski learned about the cruel seal hunt that takes place every year in Canada, he decided to do something about it.
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 Alyssa Kane
Meet our 2008 Humane Teen of the Year, Alyssa Kane of Dedham, Massachusetts. A lifelong animal lover and long-time volunteer at Boston’s Animal Rescue League, Alyssa also fosters homeless pets and works at a local vet clinic.
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 Ben Byrom
Ben Byrom isn't old enough to vote, but he didn't let that stop him from making his voice heard on Election Day. He volunteered with the Yes on Prop 2 campaign, encouraging voters in his home state of California to stop animal cruelty.
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 Jenny Palmer
A junior at Princeton University, Jenny Palmer is the president and co-founder of the Princeton Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).
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 Amanda MacDonald
As a volunteer with the Committee to Protect Dogs, Amanda MacDonald is working to ban greyhound racing in Massachusetts.
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 Emily Coleman
As soon as she learned about the cruelty behind Canada's annual seal hunt, Emily Coleman got her friends together to take action.
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 Truth on Earth
The sisters in this one-of-a-kind band are using their musical talent to make a difference—for animals and others.
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 Danielle Montgomery
Danielle Montgomery turns her love of animals into action by volunteering at her local animal shelter.
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 Maya Manning
Maya Manning started with an assignment for her Peace and Justice class: a project on social change. While researching her options, she learned about the negative effects of factory farming. Her concern for animals and the environment grew, and what started as schoolwork became a personal cause. >> More
 Alexandra Weinstein
Alexandra Weinstein lives in Essex, Massachusetts, just down the road from the famed seafood company Gorton's of Gloucester. When she heard that Gorton's parent company, a huge Japanese corporation called Nissui, also owns a large share of a whaling business, she felt compelled to act.>> More
 Zarah Zohlman
A senior in high school, Zarah Zohlman has volunteered as a dog socializer at the Riverside Humane Society in Riverside, California, for three years—in addition to earning straight-As and holding down a job as a dance instructor. When she saw images of the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina, she, like so many others, immediately wanted to help.
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 Jordyn Arndt
Jordyn Arndt, a high school junior from Minnesota, fosters cats for Last Hope Inc., an all-volunteer animal rescue organization that operates solely out of foster homes. So far, Jordyn and her family have fostered and found homes for fifty cats and kittens! An art student, Jordyn has also put her creativity to work, creating a new logo, business cards, advertisements, and educational presentations for Last Hope.
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 Seema Rupani
When she learned how much animals suffer on factory-style farms, Seema Rupani decided to stop consuming animal products. As she found out more about how animals are abused in the name of fashion, entertainment, and experimentation, she became a full-fledged activist, leading protests and successfully lobbying for vegan offerings at school. Seema also founded the Youth Humane Society, her school's first animal and environmental protection club.>> More
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Read about more inspiring teens we've interviewed in the past.
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Humane Teen of the Year!  Alexis Ulrich of Lakewood, Colorado
The Canadian seal hunt is just one of the animal issues on Alexis’s radar. She started volunteering at animal shelters in high school, socializing cats and bringing them to visit with the patients at a local nursing home. During her freshman year at Arizona State University, she volunteered as a shelter assistant at the Arizona Humane Society. Now a sophomore at the University of Colorado, she’s working to start an animal protection club on campus, and she recently spent three weeks in Africa, learning about the important work of the Elephant Orphanage in Kenya.
Read more about Alexis and her work!
Do you have what it takes to be the next Humane Teen of the Year?
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